Kelsea poured her heart into every poem throughout this book. I felt like I connected with her on multiple levels and understand her pain and forthcomings. When thinking of celebrities, you think they can handle it all, but in reality, there just normal people like us.

Kelsea Ballerini is the third singer-celebrity in recent memory to release a poetry collection. Following Lana Del Rey’s Violet Bent Backwards over the Grass and Halsey’s I Would Leave Me If I Could, Ballerini’s Feel Your Way Through is as much a memoir as it is a collection of poetry. It is also delightfully unpretentious and genuine in a way one wouldn’t necessarily expect from an artist who has achieved such success at such a young age.

Poignant, haunting, and yet never overly melancholy, Feel Your Way Through leads the reader on a journey with Ballerini chronicling her life up until now, with all of its fierce loves, heartbreaks, hard knocks, and triumphs. The title itself is revealing and may carry multiple meanings for both readers and Ballerini herself. Feeling one’s way through could refer to moving along a path which you can’t see clearly, so you have to rely on your gut and your instincts to keep from stumbling. It also could be taken more literally, urging readers to lead with their hearts even when it hurts.

Written with a seasoned songwriter’s ear for rhythm, this deeply heartfelt and startlingly intimate collection is sure to delight long-time Ballerini fans as well as people who haven’t listened to her music. I can confidently say that this is a book I’ll be eagerly putting in the hands of my customers.

Feel Your Way Through: A Book of Poetry is due to be released on November 16th, 2021 by Ballantine Books and is now available to preorder wherever books are sold.

These poems inside this book represent real life moments growing up. It's like the author of the book wrote some really honest poems about her life.

I adore Kelsea Ballerini and I’ve been a huge fan of her music for years so when I heard about her releasing a book of poetry, I couldn’t wait to get my hands on it! I’m so grateful to NetGalley for sending me this ARC because I was very anxiously awaiting its release in November!
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I love this beautiful book of poetry! I’m not surprised because she writes incredible lyrics for her music already! Kelsea really shared huge parts of her life with us throughout this book from heartbreaking moments to fun teenage stories to heartfelt hopes and dreams and everything in between. The stories she told throughout are relatable and vivid in a way that really paint a picture of the inside of her brain and how she’s gotten to where she is now. This is more than a quick book of poetry from a celebrity that is given everything, she’s worked hard to get where she is and she has human problems just like the rest of us and she beautifully encapsulates the complexity of life and everything it entails. Definitely pick up this book when it’s released, even if poetry’s never been your thing, this book can resonate with anyone!

I absolutely love Kelsea and have been following her career since the very beginning. I was thrilled to receive this galley and so excited to dive right in! I’m not normally a huge fan of poetry but for Kelsea I had to make an exception. It was so nice hearing such relatable thoughts from one of country hottest stars! I find people who are fans will love her even more and those who are just getting to know Kelsea through this book will become instant fans! She tackles so many different topics young women are going through today love, heartbreak, society’s expectations so it was really beautifully put together! It comes out in November so it will make a perfect stocking stuffer!

This collection of poetry by Ballerini is deeply emotional, poignant and candid. I was stoked when PR reached out for press coverage to be published later on. I totally was not disappointed. I could relate to some of the poems and highly recommend this title. I cannot wait for the general public to get their hands on it. I applaud Kelsea for being so brutally honest with her fans/readers. She knows how to word herself beautifully whether it's through song or poetry. Kelsea fan or not, purchase it when it drops. I plan on buying a copy myself. Go stream her music too!

I am not the target audience for this book, so it didn't speak to me. I prefer poetry that is more literary, lyrical, and imagistic. The language in this book is very straightforward, so it's easy to read, but there's inconsistent use of rhyming and rhythm, which I found distracting. The messages are positive, vulnerable, and empowering. This would be a good book for teens, girls in particular.

I am not a huge poetry reader, but I love Kelsea Ballerini so I requested this book. I really thought her poetry was great. Some fun stuff, Some really hard stuff, and some beautiful stuff were all talked about in this book. It is certainly a book I will purchase . I will certainly be purchasing a copy of this book for myself. It will be a title I will recommend to our patrons as well .